10 Funny Things That Always Happen at Weddings

10 Things That WILL Happen at Your Wedding

Congratulations.

You’ve spent eighteen months planning every microscopic detail.

Unfortunately…

Your wedding has other plans.

As someone who’s stood at the front of more weddings than I can count, let me save you the suspense.

Here are ten things that absolutely will happen.

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1. Someone Will Sit On The Wrong Side

Despite ushers.

Despite signs.

Despite common sense.

Uncle Barry will confidently march over to the bride’s side because “there’s a better view.”

Nobody will move him.

He now belongs to her family.

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2. Someone Will Cry Before The Bride Does

Usually Dad.

Sometimes Nan.

Occasionally the groom’s best mate who swore he’d never cry.

There is always one.

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3. One Kid Will Completely Ignore Every Social Rule

The flower girl?

Gone.

The page boy?

Eating petals.

Someone’s toddler?

Halfway down the aisle doing interpretive dance.

Honestly…

They’re usually the highlight.

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4. Somebody Will Forget Their Vows

It happens constantly.

Even if you’ve practised them forty-seven times.

Your brain simply leaves the chat.

Don’t panic.

Your celebrant has seen this before.

We don’t judge.

(Okay… maybe just a tiny bit.)

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5. A Phone Will Ring

Someone always forgets.

Usually it’s the person who spent the entire ceremony reminding everyone else to silence theirs.

Bonus points if it’s the Chicken Dance ringtone.

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6. The Groom Will Forget To Breathe

It’s remarkable.

He’ll be standing there looking calm…

Meanwhile internally he’s buffering like slow Wi-Fi.

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7. Someone Will Nearly Drop The Rings

This is practically tradition.

There’ll be a tiny wobble.

Collective gasp.

Then applause when disaster is avoided.

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8. The Wind Will Become Your Enemy

Veils.

Hair.

Cue cards.

Marriage certificates.

Mother Nature chooses violence every time.

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9. You’ll Forget Half Of It

Everyone says the same thing afterwards.

“It went so fast.”

That’s why photos and videos become priceless.

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10. You’ll Realise None Of It Mattered

The napkins.

The seating chart.

Whether the candles were ivory or eggshell.

Years later…

You’ll remember the way your partner looked at you.

You’ll remember everyone laughing.

You’ll remember how it felt.

That’s the important bit.

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Final Thought

Perfect weddings don’t exist.

Perfect moments do.

And they usually happen somewhere between the things that didn’t go to plan.

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